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TIL Sean Connery used to polish coffins for a living

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b68aj TIL that the 11th century Krak de Chevaliers castle was still effective during the Syrian civil war, being used as a command center and military outpost by anti-Assad rebels and only fell after 133 struck a deal to flee to Lebanon.
DXmV TIL that tough on crime politician, Ernie Preate, was sentenced to prison himself. When he first lined up for diner “It was just a sea of black faces,” Preate remembers “I said to myself, ‘Oh, my God, I helped create this.’”
wLQvY TIL in 2016 a British reality show about surviving the wilderness of the Scottish highlands, but was cancelled after 4 episodes. The producers decided not to tell contestants that the show had been cancelled and allowed them to continue living in the wilderness for over a year to no end.
5D1R TIL among the 10 recipients of the key to the city of Detroit were Elmo and Saddam Hussein.
R7wo4 TIL of Jeff Erlanger (1970-2007), who was a quadriplegic child who appeared on an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in 1981. Almost 20 years later, when Rogers was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999, Erlanger was a surprise guest to introduce him.